The National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Tuesday assured Nigerians that it will soon issue standardized version of the new national anthem after consulting with stakeholders.
This move followed the signing into law of a new National Anthem by President Bola Tinubu last week.
Director General of the Agency, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu gave the assurance after several versions of the anthem appeared on the social media, with the community Orientation and mobilization officers (COMOS) also reporting citizens’ confusion with the correct lyrics, instrumental and audio rendition of the anthem.
In a statement by the NOA Deputy Director, Press Paul Odenyi, the DG said “our COMOS whom we ordered to learn the new national anthem have come up with a feedback that many of our people are eager to learn and promote the new anthem but are confused which of the ones they find online is the correct version.
"They have asked questions about which of the stanzas is the national prayer” he stated
He also assured that a decision whether any of the stanzas will be adopted as national prayer will be taken after the necessary approval procedure.
He advised government Agencies who seek to play the anthem at their functions to revert to the Agency for the official copy of the new Anthem.